Welcome to Kids Activities!
We have a happy place filled with easy things to do with kids that don’t require special skills, lots of money or advance planning. <–no one has time for that!
Contact Holly & the Kids Activities Team:
If you would like to sponsor, interview (Holly is regularly interviewed as an expert on working from home & keeping kids entertained/educated at home) or have suggestions, the fastest way to contact is via email: texholly@gmail.com.
Meet The Kids Activities Team
Holly Homer
Founder & CEO
Holly is the mom of 3 boys. She and her husband run the company from the suburbs of Dallas, Texas. They have partially homeschooled their kids (now 14, 16 & 19) since Kindergarten.
While Holly has a master’s degree in Physical Therapy, she diverted her skills to non-traditional places online. She is obsessed with algorithms and can be found speaking, teaching and coaching.
She is the best-selling author of three books.
From Holly: “Now that we are in the stuck-at-home stage, “homeschooling” has taken on a whole new meaning with three teenage boys including one home from college. Check out this information on our daily home learning schedule for teens.”
Arena Blake
CSO
Arena used to spend her days in the White House writing about the president. Now she spends her days a the kitchen table writing about kids crafts and activities.
Many years ago she was a contributing writer to KAB and now oversees a million details as the Chief Strategy Officer.
She is the founder of The Nerds Wife and author of Awesome Edible Kids Crafts: 75 Super-Fun All-Natural Projects for kids to Make and Eat.
She lives in Fort Worth, Texas with her husband and son.
Greg Homer, M.D.
Greg Homer, M.D.CFO
Greg has been part of this whole online thing since day one (even if it was against his will). He saved Holly by taking over the financial side of the business early on. Without this, Kids Activities Blog would not be online today.
He is a board certified Radiologist and advises Kids Activities Blog on all-things medical.
Greg can be found behind the camera at the Homer’s home video studio. He is partial to green screens and has a knack for editing and creating silly video intros.
Janine Suvak, M.D.
CSE
Janine is the co-founder of Systematic Excellence Consulting where she helps business owners break free from the day-to-day business operations by organizing their remote teams so they can focus on what they love.
As KAB’s Chief Systems Engineer she makes sure our team has the time and energy to write and create.
She is a former U.S. Army Flight Surgeon and combat veteran. Janine is not-so-secretly a nerd and lover of coding and software automations. She is a two-time award-winning mobile app developer & author.
You may find her learning to fly. Her garden is currently well-tended since she is stuck at home!
Kristen Yard
Communications Strategist & Writer
Kristen is mom to an amazing 12-year-old daughter who is the Rory to her Lorelai. When they aren’t spending time together reading, writing, or attempting to bake, Kristen is a blogger and YA author, who runs her own business, helping creative entrepreneurs find the time to chase their dreams!
She is the author of the book, The Fall: (A Havenwood Falls Novela).
Kristen’s New Normal: Wondering when I stopped writing YA dystopian and started living it…
Jamie Harrington
Quirky Momma Strategist
Jamie is the CEO and founder of Totally the Bomb. She is a best-selling author of two books. She is one of the awesome people running the Quirky Momma Facebook page.
Jamie is also a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post and Buzzfeed. Her expertise in pop culture can’t be matched. And if you are looking for the scoop on Starbucks Secret Menu, you have found your source.
Jamie is a former elementary school teacher and lives in Texas with her husband and daughter.
Brittanie Pyper
Lead Trending Editor
Brittanie is the founder of Simplistically Living and the author of two books. She is the Content and Communications Manager of the website, Totally the Bomb.
Brittanie is an expert crafter and uncanny at spotting online trends.
She lives in Utah with her husband and three children.
Zoë Carney, Ph.D.
SEO Strategist
Zoë is a communication scholar who researches and writes about political rhetoric.
For fun, she likes to turn off news notifications and take a long run, play tennis, or tickle her babies. She also loves to watch and perform comedy.
She is the author of academic articles you probably don’t want to read.
Zoë lives in Texas with her two kids and husband.
Shannon Carino
Trending Editor Staff
Shannon is the founder of BentoLunch.net, one of the original blogs featuring American style bento lunches, and loves all things food art and cute food for kids.
She now helps out on Kids Activities Blog with trending content.
She is a homeschool mom to two teens and a former middle school teacher.
As a military family, she’s lived all over the US and is happy to call Colorado home right now, especially for the skiing.
Cami West
Instagram Manager
Cami helps run the Kids Activities Blog instagram.
She is an Education Specialist developing educational content and managing educators for SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium.
She’s obsessed with animals, especially marine life and has affinity for all things paper.
She lives in Mckinney, Texas with her husband and rescue mutt.
Tara Guzman
Trending Editor Staff
Tara is the founder of California Camp Life, where she writes alongside her wife. They share their adventures with their three sons and their Maltipoo dog, Halo.
Tara is also a college student and went back to school at the age of 40 to receive her associate’s degree.
After finishing her degree in Business/Office Administration, she decided to continue with another associate’s in Child Development and hopes to work with young kids some day soon.
Cheslyn N. Garland
SEO Editor Staff
Cheslyn is an Austinite and professional kid-at-heart.
She has spent most of her life in the kitchen and helped with research and development for a well-known brand of frozen meals.
She is now bringing her expert ability to conduct research to the team.
Holly Homer’s Speaking Engagements & Media Appearances
Holly is slightly social media obsessed and can be found teaching what she has learned at HollyHomer.com, live videos on her FB page and live videos on her FB page.
She has spoken at blogging, marketing & mom-centric conferences like:
- Bloggy Bootcamp
- Emerging Tech
- Declare Conference yearly 2013-2019
- Blog Elevated 2013 & 2014
- Project Mom 2013 & 2014
- Women Get Social
- Focused
- Social Media Marketing World 2015, 2016 & 2020
- No Excuses Summit
- Blissdom 2019
She has been featured on multiple radio interviews TV appearances and podcasts.
Here are some of her favorite appearances:
- Social Media Examiner podcast with Michael Stelzner
- Today Show interview about FB changes for small businesses
Work with Holly Homer & Kids Activities
I accidentally started a blog 11 years ago as a way to get some adult conversation while raising 3 boys under the age of 6. That hobby turned into Kids Activities Blog and the Quirky Momma FB page which reaches millions of moms each month who are in the trenches of motherhood.
If you are looking to reach moms, I would love to work with you.
The easiest way to reach me is by email: texholly@gmail.com.
Get the Word Out on Kids Activities Blog
Kids Activities Blog readers are amazing! They are usually women ages 25-40 with children who are seeking ways to make their family stronger and more fun. Because our community is so unique, each sponsorship is custom-crafted to make sure we never surprise readers with something that isn’t a good fit.
WHO & WHERE I REACH:
- Pageviews on Kids Activities Blog – 3+ Million/month
- FB likes (Quirky Momma) = 3.4 Million
- Pinterest followers = 303K with 10+ million monthly viewers on Pinterest
- Twitter (@4kidsactivities) = 21.2K
- Instagram (@kidsactivitiesblog) =303K
Sponsored Posts
Everything that is written for Kids Activities Blog is created for our reader. If you would like your product or service to be the star of our story, please contact me for further information and pricing.
Mentorship/Consulting
I take on one consulting project at a time. If you would like to get on my calendar, please email me with details.
Brand Ambassador
Are you looking for a blogger personality to represent your brand? I have limited availability for blog posts, public appearances, social media promotion and video.
If you would like more details on any of the above, or if you have an opportunity that is outside of what is described above, please email me at texholly@gmail.com.
